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Despite Law Reforms, World Far From Closing Gender Gap

Julia Constanze Braunmiller, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank Group

08-Mar-24 07:30

Despite Law Reforms, World Far From Closing Gender Gap

According to the World Bank Group's 2024 Women, Business, and Law report, women enjoy less than two-thirds of the legal rights available to men despite the introduction of equal opportunity laws over the past 5 decades. What explains the gap between legal reforms and implementation? We discuss insights from the report with Julia Braunmiller of the World Bank Group. 

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  Women in Business,  Law/Activism

Tags:  equal opportunities,  legal reforms,  world bank group,  international women’s day, 


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